Public education faces impossible choices
DARTMOUTH, NS,
The partners are launching a lobby campaign - Save Grade 2 (www.SaveGrade2.com) - to emphasize the impossible choices the system is facing.
"Our primary goal is to reinforce the Government's belief that continued investment in public education will chart the course for the future economic prosperity of the province." says
No increased funding in our province's education system will result in cuts that will seriously impact the quality of education for Nova Scotia's 130,000 students. These cuts could include: 800 fewer teachers, larger class sizes, combined classes, fewer teacher supplies (i.e. textbooks), school closures, cuts to programs including music, physical education, the International Baccalaureate, French Immersion, special education and alternate programs for students at-risk, as well as modified busing that could lead to 1.5 hour bus rides for children.
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The partners are urging the public to contact their MLAs and attend the upcoming provincial consultations on finance to ensure public education is a top priority in the provincial budget.
For further information: For further information: Sharon Findlay-MacPhee, communications manager, NSSBA, (902) 491-2856 (w), (902) 221-6881(c); Angela Murray, staff officer, public relations & communications, NSTU, (902) 479-4708 (w), (902) 497-0194 (c); Dr. Noel Hurley, president, ANSEA, (902) 538-4606 (w), (902) 679-8743 (c); Janet Walsh, president, NSFHSA, (902) 421-2663 (w), (902) 864-0235 (h); Léonard LeFort, président, FPANE, (902) 224-5300 (w), (902) 224-0578 (c)
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